Sort all columns by uozalp · Pull Request #3650 · derailed/k9s

uozalp · 2025-10-31T21:30:30Z

Github issue #3649

derailed

@uozalp Thank you for taking this on! Nice work.
I think this needs some TLC. Sort seems broken when using either custom views or using existing sortcol shortcuts as the separate index is no longer in sync with the current sort column.

Subsequently we should PR to remove non std sorting shortcuts besides name, namespace and age to free up the keyspace for shortcut, plugins, etc...

internal/ui/table.go

internal/view/table.go

…olumn based on current sort

uozalp · 2025-11-03T11:46:03Z

@derailed can you take another look?

I initially started with Shift+Arrow keys but struggled to find a free shortcut for the sort action, which led me to use Ctrl for both navigation and sorting for better finger placement.

However, all existing sort shortcuts use Shift, so this feature should follow the same pattern for consistency.

The sort key ideally should be:

On the left side of the keyboard
Use the Shift (for consistency)
Easy to reach when already using Shift+Arrow for navigation

Shift+S would be perfect, but it's currently used for "Sort Status" in many views. However, Shift+S will become available once we do the cleanup of less-used sort shortcuts.

For now, I've kept it as Ctrl+O as a compromise.

I agree we should keep the three most-used shortcuts:

Shift+N - Sort by Name
Shift+P - Sort by Namespace
Shift+A - Sort by Age
This PR can then replace all the other less-used column-specific shortcuts.

uozalp · 2025-11-03T13:20:09Z

Wait, I was a bit too quick sortColumn from custom views still isn’t working.

uozalp · 2025-11-03T13:30:38Z

It actually does respect the specified sortColumn from the custom view. I had simply forgotten to include :asc in my YAML configuration.

…ift+S

uozalp · 2025-11-06T09:09:26Z

PR to remove keybindings #3661
And changed to shift+s

derailed · 2025-11-16T15:50:11Z

@uozalp Thanks for the updates!

* feat: enhance table column selection and sorting functionality * fix: update key binding for sorting selected column to Ctrl+O * remove unused setSelectedColIdx method and sortIndicator function * test: update expected hints count in various view tests * test: update expected hints count in TestServiceNew * fix: update keyboard handling for column selection to use Shift key * refactor: streamline column selection logic and initialize selected column based on current sort * fix: change key binding for sorting selected column from Ctrl+O to Shift+S * test: update expected hints count in help, namespace, pod, and PVC tests

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black-snow · 2026-01-15T10:21:10Z

An update of https://k9scli.io/topics/commands/ would be nice.

MarceloFCandido · 2026-02-03T20:27:18Z

Were all of these sorts removed because of bugs? I really miss being able to sort by restarts :(.

mpas97 · 2026-02-04T05:48:22Z

I also miss the restart sort a lot, but also by node. Frist, Shift+arrow does not work on my main laptop, on another one it is just super annoying. Mainly having to go to the 10th+ column and press ctrl+o instead of one click, is far less userfriendly.

mpas97 · 2026-02-04T05:50:00Z

Moreover, the selected column just appears a bit bolder white than the normal white, so almost no difference

black-snow · 2026-02-05T14:17:06Z

ping @derailed - the context of these changes ain't quite clear to us and we don't seem to agree that removing the existing features should be part of the solution to #3649

* feat: enhance table column selection and sorting functionality * fix: update key binding for sorting selected column to Ctrl+O * remove unused setSelectedColIdx method and sortIndicator function * test: update expected hints count in various view tests * test: update expected hints count in TestServiceNew * fix: update keyboard handling for column selection to use Shift key * refactor: streamline column selection logic and initialize selected column based on current sort * fix: change key binding for sorting selected column from Ctrl+O to Shift+S * test: update expected hints count in help, namespace, pod, and PVC tests

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